Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-09-29
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF NAILS AT Ian.
CASTER, WIS.,, POST OFFICE.
1lown and County Nems.

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w. F. McGonigal is employed as
clerk in the Chicago Store.
Mrs. James Atkinson, of North And
over, is visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. Chas Column, of Millville, made
Lancaster friends visit Thursday
and Friday.
Will jackson and James Fitzpatrick
came up from Potosi yesterday to attend
theduneral of Martin Gleason.
Miss Bertha Friedrich, of Livingston,
visited her friend Miss Ida Thomas, of
this city, several days last week.
Mrs. Jefferson Crawford, of Hazel
Green, came to the city Wednesday and
will spend a week visiting friends.
Mrs. Charles Murphey and little Miss
Helen started Wednesday morning for
their home in Brooklyn.
Airs. A. E. Chandler left Wednesday
morning for Kenosha, where she will
spend the winter, receiving treatment
for rheumatism.
Mrs. w. g. Chandler, her daughter,
Barbara, Miss Ida Griffin and Mrs.
Elizabeth Barbar left Lancaster yester-
nay morning for Burlington, where they
will visit Mrs. Eugene Hall.
Messrs, Chisholm Gibbons, and Cas-
Ter, three young men from Nebraska
who formerly lived in this county have
been visiting friends here and called at
our office Tuesday just before starting
back.
Rev. X. Rami, accompanied by Rev.
F. Kehle. of Liberty Ridge left Monday
morning for Menomne Falls to attend
meeting of the Evangelical Pastoral
convention. They will return Friday
noon.
The Harvest Home" festival was
observed at the Episcopal church last
Sunday. The church was tastefully dec
Grated with bright leaves, vines and
flowers and grain, vegetables and fruit
were arranged about the alter. This
service was to call special attention to
causes for thankfulness for the bountiful
harvest Of the year,
Mr.. J. S. Skellenger, of Cassville,
was the guest of Mr.. Franklin Halbert
in this city during the fair last week.
Mr.. Skellenger formerly resided in Lam
caster, and was married here in '54
but seventeen years ago he shook the
city's dust from his feet and this was
his first visit here in all those years.
MIR. Skellenger's father ran the county
farm in 81.
We call the attention of our readers
to the advertisement of Mr.. Alfred
Humphrey, of Glen Haven, on first
page. This is not dodge to get rid of
lot of old goods. but is bona tide
offer. Mr.. Humphrey has been in bust
ness at Glen Haven continuously for the
past sixteen years, and has until year
ago been partner of Hon. Luther Bas-
ford. The confinement wears upon him
and he prefers the life of farmer.
Besides he has some boys almost grown
whose lasts run that way. Mr. Humph-
rey has bought farm in Fayette county,
Iowa, and win move there as soon as
he can sell out
Mr.. Jos. Cover arrived here last Sat
urday from Springfield, H., and viii
visit his mother and sister for a week.
Joe has been acting as private Sec
rotary to Gov. Dick 0glesby for some
time. He says that he did not hear the
governor say what he would do with the
Chicago Anarchists in case executive
clemency is sought; but it is Joe's pri-
yate opinion that he will commute their
sentence to life Imprisonment The
governors regular secretary having re-
turned from a protracted leave of alb
sence, Mr. Cover viii retrun from here
to Chicago, where he will carry on his
shorthand business.